Technology

[Paris, France 09-10-13] The MSS panel at World Satellite Business Week, “MSS Operators: Developing the Next Generation,” was dominated by a new sense of goodwill among the companies. In previous...

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Telesat, a global satellite operator, has procured a powerful, multi-mission satellite from Astrium that will replace the Telstar 12 satellite at 15 degrees west while significantly expanding...

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Iridium Communications has unveiled its first turnkey hosted payload solution, Iridium PRIME, to host third-party payloads on stand-alone satellites leveraging the global connectivity afforded by the Iridium...

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Iridium CEO Matt Desch is confident that the company can redefine the hosted payload market with a bold new initiative, Iridium PRIME. This solution will host third-party...

[Via Satellite 09-06-13] O3b Networks and Kymeta Corporation signed an agreement to develop flat panel satellite antennas for the O3b network. The flat, thin, light and low cost antennas and...

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] AsiaSat is getting ready for a busy 2014. Its AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 satellites are likely to be launched in the first half of next year,...

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Raytheon received Interim Authorization to Test (IATT) security certification for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) Launch and Checkout System (LCS) four...

[Via Satellite 08-30-13] C-COM Satellite Systems, a global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has entered into a strategic partnership with Vislink, a secure communication technology provider based in...

[Via Satellite 08-29-13] DigitalGlobe, a global provider of commercial high-resolution Earth imagery products and services, surpassed 4 billion square kilometers of imagery collected. Among images in the archive, which depicts...

Last year we spoke of the promise – and difficulties – of Ka-band in Latin America. Now, we see the technology start to become a reality, with the region’s first...